Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures weakened on Wednesday as quiet trade on the cash market fortified concerns about light demand, traders said. Hog futures were narrowly […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle down on quiet cash trade
Hog futures narrowly mixed
Europe facing its worst drought in 500 years
Europe is facing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with two-thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning, reducing inland shipping, electricity production and the […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME live cattle climb on cash market optimism
Lean hog futures also close higher
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange livestock futures rose on Tuesday on hopes that the pace of slaughter of both cattle and hogs will pick up after slowing down […] Read more
Canada, China agree to suspend WTO canola dispute
Lifting of canola ban renders case moot
Berlin | Reuters — Canada and China have agreed to suspend proceedings against Chinese measures affecting the importation of Canadian canola seed, according to a World Trade Organization (WTO) complaint […] Read more
U.S. says no weekly agriculture export sales data until Sept. 15
Reuters — The U.S. Agriculture Department (USDA) on Wednesday said it would not publish weekly export sales data for crops such as corn, soybeans or wheat until Sept. 15 at […] Read more
U.S. livestock: CME feeder cattle weaken as grain prices climb
Chicago lean hogs end mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures declined on Friday as a spike in crop prices signaled higher costs for livestock feed, brokers said. Grain and soybean […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures up off lowest since February
Chicago cattle futures mixed
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures on Thursday edged up from a 6-1/2-month low on a round of short-covering after posting losses in four of the previous […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hogs hit 6-1/2-month low on slowing demand
Live cattle dip below 20-day moving average
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures fell to a 6-1/2-month low on Wednesday with demand for pork fading as the traditional U.S. grilling season nears its close. […] Read more
Ukraine restores Moldova rail link
Rail line could carry 10 million tonnes of freight per year
Reuters — Ukraine has restored a rail link to neighbouring Moldova after a 23-year hiatus and the connection could carry 10 million tonnes of freight a year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy […] Read more
U.S. livestock: Hog futures firm after hitting six-week low
Chicago cattle futures weak
Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Mercantile Exchange hog futures edged higher on Monday, with the market recovering after hitting its lowest in nearly six weeks on Friday, traders said. But […] Read more